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Italian partisan photographed in a village in Piedmont, a region of Italy that borders France and Switzerland. Oct 1944.
He practically made a bulletproof vest out of the bullets magazines.
Italian Bersaglieri artilleryman carry a Cannone da 47/32 infantry/anti-tank gun on the Eastern Front, 1941.
37mm Breda twin mounts fitted to the top of the #2 turret of the Italian battleship Littorio.
An Italian tank crewman surrenders from his Carro Armato M13/40 tank to a Polish soldier, Dec 1941.
Italian soldiers inspect a knocked-out StuG III near Patrimonio, Corsica. 1943
Macchi MC.200 ‘Saetta’. No idea where and date.
Allied armor and infantry moving through the ruins during the Italian campaign, 1944.
Italy became a slow, grinding war of mountains, rivers, and shattered towns — a far cry from the rapid advances seen elsewhere. Every ridge and village had to be fought for, turning the campaign into one of attrition where persistence mattered as much as firepower. Many veterans later described Italy as one of the toughest fronts of the war.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
Benito Mussolini inspects Macchi C.202 fighters of the IX Fighter Group, highlighting Italy’s modern air power as part of the regime’s wartime image of strength.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
Mussolini inspecting air combat troops and their planes during armaments show, 1940
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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Mussolini in Gran Sasso d'Italia after being freed by a Fallschirmjäger in Operation Eiche, September 1943
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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An Aosta Valley schoolteacher turned partisan stands among the snowbound fighters of the “White Patrol” near the Little St. Bernard Pass in January 1945. Operating in brutal alpine conditions, these resistance groups waged a largely unseen war against both Nazi and Fascist forces along the French–Italian frontier.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
A group of Italian partisans who helped South African troops entering Pistoia, Italy to ferret out German snipers and pockets of resistance, 9th December 1944
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here: